Desmond Tutu and Chen Guangcheng: A Year for Human Rights in China
A YEAR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA An important statement from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. Please add your voice to their call by signing the petition.
One Year for Human Rights in China: What You Can Do
Probably the most widespread complaint about human rights actions on China is that they “make no difference,” that the ruling party in China is “too strong, ” that “nothing can be done.” We don’t agree.
Free China: An important film about freedom of thought
It is hard to envision having police come to your door to arrest you in the middle of the night, for having committed no crime. Harder still to envision their answer when you ask what you are being arrested for. “For your thoughts.” Yes it sounds like science fiction, George...
ElBaradei Joins Ad Board for Human Rights Campaign
Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, and a former Presidential candidate in Egypt, has joined the Advisory Board for TheCommunity.com’s campaign to raise awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ElBaradei, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, joins fellow Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and...
Celebs Come Out to End Slavery
Nobel Peace Prize winning UN agency the International Labour Organization has launched an awareness raising campaign to end slavery, supported by Hollywood celebrities. Produced by the Abaunza Group and spearheaded with a video by Jada Pinkett Smith, the campaign features notables such as Cher, Oliver Stone, Mila Kunis, Ron Howard,...
causes: A United Voice for Human Rights
Oh there are exciting things happening on Causes on TheCommunity.com, including a three year campaign to raise awareness on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Spearheaded by Nobel Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Jose Ramos-Horta, 15 human rights and peace building organizations, and more than 30 artists, athletes and...
Desmond Tutu to the Dalai Lama: We stand with you
Stand with us in support of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by adding your name below. The letter will be released to the international media and delivered to the Chinese leadership. We the undersigned Nobel Peace Prize laureates, human rights leaders and concerned individuals wish to express our concern at...
Who signed the Desmond Tutu letter
The letter from Desmond Tutu to the Dalai Lama was originally published for signature in 2010. After we reached 10,000 signatures, the letter was closed and delivered. We re-opened the letter recently at the request of our viewers, who wanted to be able to add their names to the letter....
photos: Desmond Tutu photo shoot
On March 12, Archbishop Desmond Tutu shot a video spot for thecommunity.com’s upcoming human rights campaign. The video will be released in late fall. Come with us to Kalamazoo, Michigan to spend an hour with a human rights legend:
Ramos-Horta: Advice for Syrian Rebels
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Chairman of TheCommunity.com’s Advisory Board, President José Ramos-Horta offers his perspective to Syria’s freedom fighters. Just four decades ago, at the height of the Cold War, Timor-Leste (known to many as East Timor) was nearly isolated in its struggle for freedom and democracy, like many...